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The Beggar's Opera

Aug 24, 1953 · 1h 34m
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Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

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CAST

Laurence Olivier
MacHeath
Hugh Griffith
The Beggar
George Rose
1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge
1st Prisoner
Cyril Conway
2nd Prisoner
Gerald Lawson
3rd Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin
Polly Peachum
George Devine
Peachum
Directed by Peter Brook

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Herbert Wilcox Productions, British Lion Films
Country
GB, US

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